WEBDEV Concepts

Part 4: Advanced concepts 131 3.6 Installing a site that uses the standard User Groupware Sites that use the standard User Groupware are installed in the same way as any other site : on the "Project" tab, in the "Generation" group, simply click "Deploy site". A screen specific to the standard user groupware allows you to set the location of user groupware data files. Remarks : • If the User Groupware data files have been configured for your client, they must be selected when preparing the setup. Therefore, the list of setup files must be customized. • If the groupware data files have not been configured, the Supervisor will be the only user in the site the first time it is started. Tip : if you do not configure the different User Groupware use levels for your clients, we recommend that you provide them with a document listing all the controls used in your pages in order to get an optimized configuration. 4 Configuring a site that uses the standard User Groupware When the site is deployed, the standard User Groupware is configured by the site supervisor. This configuration consists in creating users and groups of users, and granting them specific rights for each control in each page of the site. These rights are used to gray controls, groups of controls or menu options, and to make them visible or invisible. To configure the User Groupware , simply: 1. Start the site and log in as supervisor: • Name: SUPERVISOR • Password: SUPERVISOR 2. Select "Configure groupware". 3. The User Groupware management page appears. This page is used to: • manage users and groups. • manage rights. • display statistics. • migrate data coming from a User Groupware version 18 and earlier. 4.1 Managing users The user management consists in: • creating users, • creating groups, • associating users with groups. To create a new user, you must specify: • the user’s last name (mandatory) • the user’s first name • the username. This username is the identifier used to log in to the application. • the user’s password. This password is optional and can be entered by the user the first time they log in (check the corresponding option). The user can be defined as supervisor of the site. You can also modify or delete users. When you delete a user, you can delete the entire user or their rights only. Users can be grouped . A user can be associated with several groups. Remarks : • It is recommended to change the supervisor’s password the first time you use the application. • If you use an LDAP directory, you can import the users form the directory to manage their rights. 4.2 Managing rights The supervisor can manage the rights granted to each user (or group of users) on the elements of the project pages. A specific state can be defined for all the elements of a page associated with a user. The following elements can be handled in pages, internal pages and page templates: • controls, groups of controls, • menu options. The following states are available for each element: • Default : the element behavior corresponds to the default behavior, defined in the application. • Inactive : the element is displayed but no input can be performed. • Grayed : the element is grayed. No input can be performed. • Invisible : the element is not displayed.